alveolar arch

noun

the part of the upper or lower jawbone in which the teeth are set.

Origin of alveolar arch

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby alveolar arch

alveol-, alveola, alveolar, alveolar abscess, alveolar air, alveolar arch, alveolar artery, alveolar cell, alveolar cell carcinoma, alveolar dead space, alveolar duct